SPC 2025: Dana Tornabene [3-72]

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On this page, you will find information about Dana Tornabene, who is competing at the 2025 Scrabble Players Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 20-11, +799, and is ranked #5 in Division 3.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Dana Surname(s): Tornabene Home: Charlottesville, VA, United States

Round by Round
High score: 530 Average for: 394 Average against: 368
Round 1		Tornabene played #10 Judy Horn (Reading, MA) and won 475 to 463 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #30. Current record: 1-0, +12.
Round 2		Tornabene played #37 Betzy Collins (Vaughan ON) and won 381 to 341 (a spread of 40). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 2-0, +52.
Round 3		Tornabene played #54 Heather Drumm (New Hartford, NY) and won 399 to 364 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 3-0, +87.
Round 4		Tornabene played #33 Bob Bolender (Austin, TX) and won 482 to 363 (a spread of 119). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 4-0, +206.
Round 5		Tornabene played #35 Gideon Brosowsky (Washington, DC) and lost 298 to 401 (a spread of -103). Current ranking: #15. Current record: 4-1, +103. Tornabene is mentioned in this round’s commentary (1 hit).
Round 6		Tornabene played #31 Carole Denton (New Carrollton, MD) and won 398 to 300 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #8. Current record: 5-1, +201.
Round 7		Tornabene played #20 Samuel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) and won 380 to 303 (a spread of 77). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 6-1, +278.
Round 8		Tornabene played #3 Ben Lam (Toronto ON) and lost 355 to 414 (a spread of -59). Current ranking: #10. Current record: 6-2, +219.
Round 9		Tornabene played #42 Joshua Pepper (New York, NY) and lost 331 to 340 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #17. Current record: 6-3, +210.
Round 10		Tornabene played #29 Harry Chan (Morristown, NJ) and lost 392 to 396 (a spread of -4). Current ranking: #21. Current record: 6-4, +206.
Round 11		Tornabene played #53 Heidi Kujac (New York, NY) and won 452 to 279 (a spread of 173). Current ranking: #14. Current record: 7-4, +379.
Round 12		Tornabene played #26 Jennifer Tomlinson (Fort Myers, FL) and won 530 to 290 (a spread of 240). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 8-4, +619.
Round 13		Tornabene played #52 Yoli Ushry (Fort Smith, AR) and won 409 to 362 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 9-4, +666.
Round 14		Tornabene played #4 Lila Crotty (Metairie, LA) and won 423 to 362 (a spread of 61). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 10-4, +727.
Round 15		Tornabene played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) and lost 342 to 348 (a spread of -6). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 10-5, +721. Tornabene is mentioned in this round’s commentary (2 hits).
Round 16		Tornabene played #7 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) and lost 360 to 480 (a spread of -120). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 10-6, +601.
Round 17		Tornabene played #8 Katya Lezin (Charlotte, NC) and lost 350 to 402 (a spread of -52). Current ranking: #16. Current record: 10-7, +549.
Round 18		Tornabene played #43 Cheryl Kagan (Rockville, MD) and won 407 to 369 (a spread of 38). Current ranking: #12. Current record: 11-7, +587.
Round 19		Tornabene played #13 Dave Cameron (Palatine, IL) and won 465 to 285 (a spread of 180). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 12-7, +767.
Round 20		Tornabene played #7 Doug Critchlow (Columbus, OH) again and won 451 to 406 (a spread of 45). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 13-7, +812.
Round 21		Tornabene played #58 Harry Durbin (Collierville, TN) and won 394 to 300 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 14-7, +906.
Round 22		Tornabene played #2 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) and won 428 to 355 (a spread of 73). Current ranking: #3. Current record: 15-7, +979.
Round 23		Tornabene played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) again and lost 344 to 450 (a spread of -106). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 15-8, +873.
Round 24		Tornabene played #16 Paul Wilson (Springfield, VA) and won 446 to 412 (a spread of 34). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 16-8, +907.
Round 25		Tornabene played #59 John Wright (Evansville, IN) and won 402 to 369 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 17-8, +940.
Round 26		Tornabene played #16 Paul Wilson (Springfield, VA) again and won 396 to 361 (a spread of 35). Current ranking: #2. Current record: 18-8, +975.
Round 27		Tornabene played #6 Greg Feldkamp (Cleveland Heights, OH) for the third time and lost 296 to 368 (a spread of -72). Current ranking: #4. Current record: 18-9, +903.
Round 28		Tornabene played #2 Chuck Abbate (Quispamsis NB) again and lost 379 to 501 (a spread of -122). Current ranking: #6. Current record: 18-10, +781.
Round 29		Tornabene played #20 Samuel Heiman (Chesterfield, MO) again and lost 335 to 413 (a spread of -78). Current ranking: #9. Current record: 18-11, +703.
Round 30		Tornabene played #42 Joshua Pepper (New York, NY) again and won 379 to 301 (a spread of 78). Current ranking: #7. Current record: 19-11, +781.
Round 31		Tornabene played #35 Gideon Brosowsky (Washington, DC) again and won 337 to 319 (a spread of 18). Current ranking: #5. Current record: 20-11, +799.

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